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Pete Kozma draws the ire of Cardinals fans again

ST. LOUIS — Pete Kozma may not deserve to get the "goat" treatment again, but that's not going to stop angry St. Louis Cardinals fans who watched a 4-3 lead bounce off his glove Saturday night in Game 3 of the World Series.Xander Bogaerts hit …

Cardinals beer vendor donates tips to help family of St. Louis boy killed in fire

ST. LOUIS — Not everybody enjoys going to work, but Patrick Ferris is lucky. He loves coming to Busch Stadium, a place people here sometimes call "baseball heaven." Ferris schleps beer up and down the aisles of section 261, along the third-bas…

ST. LOUIS — Will Middlebrooks, playing his first inning of third base in the World Series, couldn't quite reach Matt Holliday's bullet double down the third-base line.And with that, the St. Louis Cardinals retook the lead in the seventh inning of Game 3…

Joe Kelly impressive early, with his pitches and a bare-handed grab, as Cardinals lead Game 3

ST. LOUIS — Pitcher Joe Kelly is talked about in the Cardinals clubhouse as a very good athlete, a guy who can dunk a basketball from the standing position. He's only 6-foot-1 too.Kelly showed off his athleticism early in Game 3 of the World Series, whi…

World Series Game 3 Twitter roundup

SI.com’s Strike Zone writers Cliff Corcoran and Ted Keith will be live-tweeting Game 3 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. Follow along here for all their insight and analysis:

ST. LOUIS — How much do people love rookie pitcher Michael Wacha in St. Louis? Enough to go out in public looking like this.This gentleman — whose Fozzie Bear mask might haunt your dreams — was spotted at a bar and eatery near Busch Stadium on Saturday …

Chris Carpenter, sidelined by injury all season, is still a big part of Cardinals success

ST. LOUIS — Chris Carpenter seems like one of the guys. His locker is there, on the end with his St. Louis Cardinals jersey hanging in front of it, like everyone else's. He heads off to the showers after the day's workout, just like everyone else.Except…